railroad bridge

noun

: a bridge for trains
a railroad bridge

Examples of railroad bridge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The railroad bridge became misaligned due to a hit from barges being transported by a towboat called Mauvilla. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024 Eighteen of those collapses happened in the U.S. These include when barges being pushed by a towboat in dense fog hit and displaced the Big Bayou Canot railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama. NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024 Those include infrastructure improvements for safety and speed on the track between Kalamazoo and Dearborn, railroad bridge replacements in Jackson, new locomotives and passenger cars, and new stations in Dearborn, Troy/Birmingham, Pontiac, East Lansing, and Grand Rapids. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2024 Last week, a landslide caused a slope failure and halted rail service around San Clemente, just a few miles south of the San Juan Creek railroad bridge. Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024 Celebrating the completion of a new railroad bridge, for example, could be the occasion for a group of politicians and engineers in suits and derby hats to slaughter a sheep. Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2014 The flyover ramp replaces a street-level interchange from southbound I-75 to westbound I-74 that included a sharp curve and traveled under a railroad bridge. The Enquirer, 1 Mar. 2024 The Ultimate South Dakota Road Trip Itinerary Minneapolis, Minnesota Spend some time meandering through the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, which sports more than 60 pieces, before venturing over the Stone Arch Bridge, a former railroad bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2024 Beginning construction in April, the railroad bridge over San Juan Creek is set to be demolished and replaced with a new structure, causing potential delays for rail commuters and shuttering a nearby bike trail. Annika Bahnsen, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024

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“Railroad bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/railroad%20bridge. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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